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My dad is Japanese; he was an art director there. My mom is half-English, half-Argentinian. They met in Japan in the '70s. Her parents were diplomats posted there.

Quotes by Sonoya Mizuno

For me, learning is a continuous process and an all-inclusive one - reading a book, learning a musical instrument or learning the martial art called taekwondo. Teach myself something new - that's my prayer.

Quotes by Sonu Nigam

I have a terrific relationship with Woody and realize it's full of dramatic overtones, but it's really quite simple. It revolves around conversations, film talk, sports talk, books, and art.

Quotes by Soon-Yi Previn

Our best teachers do more than impart facts and figures - they inspire and encourage students and instill a true desire to learn. That's a fine art in itself.

Quotes by Sonny Perdue

Artifice is art.

Quotes by Sonia Rykiel

When I got the script for 'The Art of Seduction,' I realised I'd never been in a comedy, so I decided to experiment. What the character went through could never happen in my own life.

Quotes by Son Ye-jin

A blind man can make art if what is in his mind can be passed to another mind in some tangible form.

Quotes by Sol LeWitt

I was not interested in irony; I wanted to emphasize the primacy of the idea in making art.

Quotes by Sol LeWitt

The system is the work of art; the visual work of art is the proof of the System. The visual aspect can't be understood without understanding the system. It isn't what it looks like but what it is that is...

Quotes by Sol LeWitt

Buying books was a way anyone could acquire a work of art for very little.

Quotes by Sol LeWitt

Just as the development of earth art and installation art stemmed from the idea of taking art out of the galleries, the basis of my involvement with public art is a continuation of wall drawings.

Quotes by Sol LeWitt

Also, since art is a vehicle for the transmission of ideas through form, the reproduction of the form only reinforces the concept. It is the idea that is being reproduced. Anyone who understands the work of art owns it. We...

Quotes by Sol LeWitt

I didn't want to save art - I respected the older artists too much to think art needed saving. But I knew it was finished, even though, at that time, I didn't know what I would do.

Quotes by Sol LeWitt

The narrative of serial art works more like music than like literature.

Quotes by Sol LeWitt

During the '70s I was interested in words and meaning as a way of making art.

Quotes by Sol LeWitt

When artists make art, they shouldn't question whether it is permissible to do one thing or another.

Quotes by Sol LeWitt

Minimal art went nowhere.

Quotes by Sol LeWitt

Conceptual art became the liberating idea that gave the art of the next 40 years its real impetus.

Quotes by Sol LeWitt

All of the significant art of today stems from Conceptual art. This includes the art of installation, political, feminist and socially directed art.

Quotes by Sol LeWitt

The other great development has been in photography, but that too was influenced by Conceptual art.

Quotes by Sol LeWitt

Frequently Asked Questions

What perspectives on art are covered in this collection?
A few distinct takes - being an artist "to the core" with a goal of elevating humanity, art shaping personal character, and two versions of the idea that film "is not the art of scholars but of illiterates" and should be watched straight on.
Is there a quote about art and personal identity?
Yes, two of them. One speaker calls themselves "an artist to the core," aiming to elevate humanity through their art. Another says their art has had a strong influence on the kind of person they are. For more on personal growth, see the Life page.
Is there a quote specifically about film as art?
Yes - in fact there are two closely related versions of the same idea, both arguing that film "is not the art of scholars but of illiterates" and should be looked at straight on rather than over-analyzed.
Is there anything here about art's broader purpose or ambition?
Yes, one quote frames the speaker's whole objective as using their talents "to elevate humanity through my art" - a big-picture statement about art's purpose. For more ambitious, purpose-driven quotes, check out the Great page.
Where can I read more about how art is perceived or valued?
For a closer look at how art and status intersect, see the Status page. For more general uplifting quotes, the Good page is also worth browsing.

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